No Gym? No Time? No Problem! TRX it.

Once in a while a piece of exercise equipment comes along and literally changes the game. It’s not often. Every year we are inundated with crappy products. Anyone who has seen the Shake Weight, knows what I’m talking about. Or perhaps the hundreds of different ab devices that promise a sexy six-pack with no effort at all.

It’s amazing with all these ab devices that I see more muffin tops than six-packs. For those unfamiliar with what a muffin top is, here ya go.

However, there are times when certain pieces of equipment can literally change the way people exercise. A long time ago dumbbells did it. In the past decade or so stability balls did it. And now there is the TRX.

Perhaps my new favorite piece of equipment. Not because it’s a “miracle device” that will somehow transform someone from obese to athletic within 15 minutes with no effort involved. But, because it has many great qualities. For one, it’s portable. Yup, if you don’t have access to a gym, a TRX can give an effective total body workout. It’s perfect for those that travel a lot; or perhaps for those that can’t quite muster up the desire to travel to the gym after a long day of work. Its versatility enables you to literally challenge all the muscles in the body. It’s time efficient. Because you can do all your exercises in one spot, you cut down on your time walking from one end of the gym to the other. You can easily change hand or body position to get an all new challenge, without having to change attachments like on cable machines. I’m not saying that a regular gym routine is bad, I’m just saying this can allow you to cut down on your exercise time when you’re in a pinch.

Enough of my rambling. Check it out for yourself. Here is a quick eight minute video of me doing one circuit of exercises on the TRX. Total exercise time was 12 minutes which included a little bit of metabolic conditioning work at the end for good measure. And yes, I’m shirtless in the video. This is not out of vanity, rather health actually. Considering about 80% of us are deficient in vitamin D (which has a whole host of health risks associated), I took the opportunity to not only be out in the fresh air on a beautiful day, I also got my vitamin D for the day from the sun.

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